Of the 10 traps I set out yesterday, 3 broke, but the remaining 7 all yielded some results.
Although the seafood was of a mixed variety and not very large, Chen Zhiyao roughly estimated that it was worth several hundred yuan.
Chen Zhiyao was thrilled that she earned back the money she spent on the fish traps that very day.
"The catch from these fish traps is pretty good, but they break easily. I'll call my dad later and ask him to bring a few more back."
Yan Shuting, who was standing to the side, patted her on the shoulder and laughed heartily:
"No need, we still have a few old fish traps at home. Although they are dilapidated, they can be repaired and still be used."
The convenience store wasn't busy, so Yan Shuting planned to fix the fish traps as soon as she got back.
Chen Zhiyao planned to re-bait the remaining seven fish traps and place them all on the rocky beach where the two villages meet.
The harvest here is significantly better than on the rocky beach where you can go beachcombing, and there are fewer people, making it the perfect place to set fish traps.
While waiting for the tide to recede, Chen Zhiyao and Yan Shuting collected a lot of small seashells, which came in handy now. They put them all into the fish trap as bait.
After setting up the fish traps, the mother and daughter happily carried the two large buckets of fish to the car.
Then Yan Shuting took the three broken fish traps upstairs:
"Tangtang, you stay here and go beachcombing. I'll take these fish home first and come back later."
“Okay.” Chen Zhiyao picked up her things and headed towards the sea in a hurry.
She's become quite addicted to beachcombing and fishing these past few days, and her mother's suggestion is exactly what she wanted.
Yan Shuting nimbly got into her family's tricycle and happily returned home with her load.
Chen Zhiyao picked up her beachcombing tools and headed towards the border between the two villages.
There are fewer people on the rocky beach here, and the variety of seafood is better than on the beaches and rocky beaches in the village.
The sun had already risen, and Chen Zhiyao stood on a rock about half her height, gazing at the distant sea.
One beautiful photo every day.
"It's so beautiful!"
Looking at the blue sky and white clouds in the distance and the seagulls flying freely, Chen Zhiyao felt purified and felt particularly peaceful and comfortable.
She was a bit tired these past few days at home, but she felt very fulfilled. Her nerves, which were usually tense from working overtime and staying up late, were finally relaxed.
Chen Zhiyao nimbly jumped off the rock and turned around to see a long, thin creature slowly swimming on the coral rock directly in front of her.
The patterns on this creature were remarkably similar to the color of coral, but it still couldn't escape her sharp eyes.
moray eel
Holding a bucket in one hand and tongs in the other, Chen Zhiyao deliberately slowed her pace and approached it.
Just a step away from the little guy, Chen Zhiyao quickly picked it up with tongs.
It was a flower eel weighing over two pounds, a bit bigger than the one we caught last night.
After taking a few more steps, Chen Zhiyao saw a familiar figure slowly approaching from her left.
"It looks a bit like yellow-footed wax."
Chen Zhiyao muttered something to herself, then replaced the tongs in her hand with a net and slowly approached the little guy.
The little fish was quite wary; as soon as it got close, it quickly swam away.
However, she was no pushover either. Chen Zhiyao immediately used a net to block the little guy's path and scooped it up with a whoosh.
It was a palm-sized, yellow-legged wax cat, weighing about 4 ounces.
Yellow-footed wax
After putting the little guy into the bucket, Chen Zhiyao glanced at the distant sea and saw that the tide had already receded to the bottom.
Seeing this, Chen Zhiyao quickly turned on her X-ray vision and then walked to the right.
The rocky beach where the two villages meet is separated from the rocky beach where we fished yesterday by a small mudflat.
Calling it a mudflat doesn't quite fit; it's actually a mixture of sand and black mud.
For some reason, after walking from the rocky beach to the mudflats and searching for several minutes, Chen Zhiyao only managed to pick up two small snails.
I feel that today's gains are significantly less than before.
After searching for several more minutes on the mud pavement, Chen Zhiyao finally found a few small holes, each larger than a finger.
This hole is much larger than the breathing hole of a razor clam. Through the X-ray vision, Chen Zhiyao can see that there are several plump mantis shrimps hiding under the sand.
Mantis shrimp holes
Mantis shrimp, scientifically known as Squid Mantis, typically burrows in shallow sandy or muddy seabeds. These little guys' burrows are mostly U-shaped.
Mantis shrimp are ferocious creatures that feed on various shellfish, crabs, and sea urchins.
Because she could see where these little guys were hiding, Chen Zhiyao took a sand shovel and dug out the mantis shrimp in no time.
Mantis shrimp
However, even if all of them were dug up, the quantity would not be much, only 12 mantis shrimp in total, which would only weigh a little over a pound.
Half an hour had passed, and Chen Zhi had found a flower eel, a yellow horned wax eel, and about 10 mantis shrimps, which would cost a maximum of 200 yuan.
In the past, this income would have been considered quite good, but compared to the previous two days, Chen Zhiyao was not satisfied.
At that moment, a lively, childlike voice rang in her mind:
"Tangtang, I think your luck is so-so today. Why don't you pause today's X-ray vision time and save it for tomorrow?"
Chen Zhiyao suddenly stopped walking forward and asked happily:
"This X-ray vision can not only be used in advance, but also hidden for later use?"
"all right."
Having received a clear answer, Chen Zhiyao quickly turned off the X-ray vision function for today and glanced at the remaining time; there were still 28 minutes left.
Just then, Yan Shuting's cheerful voice rang out from behind, "Tangtang, how was your day?"
Chen Zhiyao shrugged and said weakly:
"The results were so-so."
Yan Shuting strode over, glanced at the small blue bucket in her daughter's hand, and then rolled her eyes at her:
"Isn't the harvest pretty good? I think you're getting cocky. Beachcombing depends on the weather; you can't expect to have a full bucket every day."
Moreover, all these items together can sell for at least 200 yuan, which is more than she could earn in three days.
"Alright, stop being so fussy and get to work. If you keep dawdling, the tide will come in."
As she spoke, Yan Shuting picked up a small rake and, like plowing a field, began to rake from the edge of the seawater inwards. In just a few moments, she found two plump, white moon clams.
Further ahead, there were several small clams, each slightly larger than a fingertip.
Yan Shuting happily put the small seashells into the bucket, saying, "There aren't any big ones, but there are quite a lot of these small seashells."
Chen Zhiyao didn't bring a sled, so she could only use a sand shovel to dig out the small mounds one by one.
There was a big bag right next to her feet. Chen Zhiyao thought it was a cat's eye snail, but when she dug it open, it turned out to be a moon clam.
Moreover, they dug up several small mounds in succession, and they were all moon shells.
These moon clams aren't worth much, but luckily they're quite large; five or six of them weigh about a pound.
After taking only two steps, Chen Zhiyao's gaze was drawn to an old, discarded tire.
There were several sizable oysters growing on top, and a few large whelks behind them.
But none of that matters. The most important thing is that there's a big green thing hidden inside.
"I thought my luck wasn't great today, but I didn't expect there to be such a big blue crab hiding here."
Chen Zhiyao's lips curled up slightly, her eyes narrowed with delight, and she quickly pulled the thing out of the tongs in her hand.
This guy's two pincers are huge and heavy to hold, probably weighing seven or eight ounces.
Looking at this huge thing, the money-grubbing Chen Zhiyao felt a little regretful; it was almost a pound.
There's a significant price difference between crabs weighing over 1 jin (500g) and those weighing 8 or 9 liang (400-450g).
Chen Zhiyao's luck was indeed not very good today. Since finding this blue crab, she hasn't seen anything of value.
However, the number of clams and moon shells in the bucket kept increasing.
With the help of the little sled, my mom filled the bucket with all sorts of little seashells.
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